strike through
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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The union is launching campus strikes one by one and has threatened to call on members on all campuses to strike through June 30.
From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024
Dana expects its full-year adjusted earnings per share to be 80 cents assuming the strike continues through Oct.31, or 30 cents with strike through Dec. 31.
From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2023
After teaching middle and high school, he helped mobilize teachers, including during a historic 2012 strike, through which the Chicago Teachers Union became highly influential in city politics.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2023
Garbage workers plan on carrying out their strike through Monday — three weeks after the municipal waste collectors began their protest and staged a blockade of the city’s incinerators, according to French news outlets.
From Washington Times • Mar. 23, 2023
But the boy didn’t move and she felt a sudden coldness strike through her as if an ice dagger had been plunged into her belly.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
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